How to Extract a Zip File in AIX

AIX is a Unix operating system owned and maintained by IBM. AIX doesn't include tools to extract a zip file in the default installation. You can download the unzip tool from IBM's website for free. First you have to install the RPM program used to install open source tools. RPM can be used to install any of the open source tools listed on the Toolbox page. RPM is compatible with AIX 5L and later.

• 1

  Download the RPM "installp image" from the AIX Toolbox Download Information page.

• 2

  Open a terminal window and type "su" to log in as the root user.

• 3

  Type the following command to install RPM:

  installp -qacXgd rpm.rte rpm.rte

• 4

  Download the unzip program from the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications page.

• 5

  Type the following command to install unzip:

  rpm -i unzip.version.aix.rpm

  Replace "version.aix" with the version number listed in the unzip RPM file name.

• 6

  Type the following command to extract a zip file:

  unzip /path/to/zip/file.zip

  Replace "/path/to/zip/file.zip" with the location and name of the zip file.